Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-12-02
THE ImPENnINp sTRUeeLE.

Cleveland Prsss.)
Within = month Congress will bo In
session and the struggle Of the people
with class legislation will be on with a
vigor and presidency that never before
characterized II. Two things will serve
to make the case Of the people strong.
The ars, IL the success Of that hall law
whieh the grange organizations, as far
back nc 1879, began TO advocate. snd
which last winter became known to long,
sufferiug public ns the inter-sta,e com
merce law. Tho second strong point in
the plea OF the people is fuund IN smr.
plus Of more than 800, 900 900, witch lie'
idle in the public vaults and which
promises to grow 80 large ma to menace
the solvency Of the nations bnsine@ un-
le~ speedily rcmrdied. Awiae, just set
ticmcnt OF the surplus problem carries
with II the settlement OF 40 many other
perp'rxing questions that 1t may safely
he held TO he the vital, the pre-eminent
business OF the coming Congress. A set
Element Of II on the lines laid down by
those who thrive by class legislation will
only be prolonging popular misery.
That there should be conflict between
the people and Congress on 40 vast a sub
jeci, seems absurd. That there will be, Ia
certain, and why7 Because by far the
larger number Of our representatives owe
their nominations and elections to the
corporate powers. II would be y curious
and startling knowledge, could we com
pass it, TO be able to state how many Of
the members oil the coming House Of
Representatives hsd their election ex-
macs paid in whole or In part by sumo
corporation or combination of corpora
tions. 1t iE not pleasant to suggest such
Things, but truth il not always agreeable
aud the time has come when the people
can no longer sfford to shut their eyes
and take things tor granted. Aato the
Senate, il is needless to say more ihHn
that it ia IN itrelf, ~ now constituted, a
most perfect illustration of what cur sys-
TEN Of government favoriti7m can produce
for the few at the expense oi tue man.
With few exceptions, in'ieej, the Senate OF
the United s a,es is composed Of men who
have grown rlch through government
favor in the shape of class laws. With a
Senate thus composed and House
largely created ff the benefit OF organized
friends oil special legislation, it cannot bs
possible that the people. WHO only want h
reign of one law for all. can make fead
without n hard and bitter struggle IN
which for the time being they have only
the weapons OF argument and opinion &c
hand.
In such a struggle the danger lies that
the people will be hoodwinked into accep
ing n diversion for a concession, Thus
the sinking OF hundreds OF millions IN
coast delenres and natives, or in foolish
exploiis named internal improvements
may be resorted to for the purpose of still
longer keeping the people conrentedly
paying more Tor necessities Than they
should in order that ''infsnt indusirier,"s
century old, perhaps, may little longer
tx The masses.
Can Congress fool the people in the fu-
iure rs it has done in the past? We shall
see. In the fight that imprnds there will
be little Of politics, except as the member,
of Congress attempt to divide the force ol
public opinion by raising party cries. 1t
will be the people against their own paid
servants. The people may not win, for q
politician has superstition for prece-
dents, and precedents favor continuan,s Z
Of the past methods of jngglery. But
mems eyes have seen things within the
year that have furnished the educstion ol
an ordinary generation. The dam be-
tween the great deep OF public opinion and
those who have Het up their franchises
and monopolies below il and waxed fsl
from the power furnished by that great
deep, IL growing thin and weak. Whe,
il bursts, woe TO precedept-peddlers and
their employers who have not fled to
higher groundl There ia an end 10 ali
things. Has the time come when the
people will make an end of their chic
enemies-the government parasiies2 Hard
ly. But they will keep up the work COM
menced last winter. The task is too vas
to be finished IN day. The false growth
Of generations will yield slowly to til,
blows of the iconoclast, but it must be Gu
loose from the Pound timber or the ma
tional tree i'll become so worm Eater
that it will come day fall Of its owl
weight.
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